Instant foldable tent

ABSTRACT

An instant foldable tent is provided which comprises a top support portion and a ground support portion; the top support portion has at least two groups of radially-disposed top support poles, and the ground support portion has at least three leg poles; a beam crossing pole is disposed between two adjacent leg poles; one end of the top support poles is connected to a top disk disposed at a radiation center, the other ends of one group of top support poles are connected to the leg poles one to one, and the other ends of another group of top support poles are connected to the beam crossing poles. At the same time, the bend disposal of one end of some of the top support poles makes the tent structure more streamlined, thus more convenient to drain rainwater and reduce wear.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202022932405.2 with a filing date of Dec. 9, 2020. The content of the aforementioned application, including any intervening amendments thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of foldable tent, in particular to a foldable tent with a top skeleton having a bent pipe.

BACKGROUND

Foldable tents are widely applied in many temporary outdoor events such as outdoor exhibition, product promotion and propaganda, ceremony evening party, exhibition and sales, travel and leisure, field operations, food stall and dance party, or applied as permanent leisure facilities in park holiday zones or scenic spots, due to their simple operation, easy installation and convenience to carry. A tent frame of a foldable tent usually includes a ground support structure, a top support structure, a ground support structure body, a top support structure body and a foldable connection between the ground support structure and the top support structure. In order to facilitate folding and unfolding operations, a central locking structure is often disposed at the center of the top support structure of the foldable tent. In this case, after the tent is unfolded, a central pole of the top support structure is locked by the central lock to enable the top support structure to maintain in an unfolded state; and when the tent is folded, unlocking may be triggered by a trigger device such as a button, a catch and a pull ring to release the central pole from the central locking structure so as to complete the folding of the tent. The central locking structure will support a bottom disk of the central lock upwardly when the tent is unfolded, and need a given thrust force to insert the central pole into a locking mechanism in a case of locking, resulting in an error in aligning accuracy of the central pole. Therefore, it is not convenient to use. In addition, the connection of a radial skeleton of the top of the tent at an edge of the top of the tent is usually shaped like a sharp corner, so that the lines are not natural after being covered with a tent canopy, which is unfavorable for drainage.

SUMMARY

One objective of the present disclosure is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior arts by providing a structurally-stable foldable tent which is easy to fold and unfold.

The present disclosure provides an instant foldable tent, comprising a top support portion and a ground support portion. The top support portion has at least two groups of radially-disposed top support poles, the ground support portion has at least three leg poles, and a beam crossing pole is disposed between two adjacent leg poles; one end of the top support poles is connected to a top disk disposed at a radiation center, the other ends of one group of top support poles are connected to the leg poles one to one, and the other ends of another group of top support poles are connected to the beam crossing poles; an end of the top support pole that is connected to the beam crossing pole and close to the beam crossing pole is bent; a central skeleton is further disposed at the top support portion, one end of a central skeleton pole is connected to a bottom disk, the other end of the central skeleton pole is connected to the top support pole, and the bottom disk is disposed below the top disk and movably connected with the top disk through a central pole.

With the above structure, the forces received by the top support pole and the central skeleton will be changed during a tent folding and unfolding process, which helps to realize the purpose of conveniently maintaining the unfolded state of the tent and folding the tent by releasing the unfolded state. At the same time, the bend disposal of one end of some of the top support poles makes the tent structure more streamlined. In this way, it is more convenient to drain rainwater and avoid snow buildup. At the same time, natural lines may help reduce friction between the tent canopy and the sharp corners of the support poles, thereby reducing wear.

Further, the adjacent central skeleton poles are staggered up and down when connected to the bottom disk. Further, the central skeleton poles are radially disposed so that the central skeleton poles are connected to the bottom disk in a tilt-upward manner when the tent is unfolded. The tilt-upward herein refers to that the end of the central skeleton pole connected to the bottom disk is higher than the other end of the central skeleton pole connected to the top support pole.

Further, one end of the central pole is fixed on the top disk and the other end is inserted into a locating groove of the bottom disk.

Further, the opening of the locating groove is flare-shaped.

Further, after the central pole is inserted into the locating groove, the lower end of the central pole is locked up with the locating groove.

Further, a hook is provided at the lower end of the bottom disk.

Further, an eave pole is disposed at the end of the top support pole connected with the leg pole.

An instant foldable tent is provided which comprises a top support portion and a ground support portion; the top support portion has at least two groups of radially-disposed top support poles, and the ground support portion has at least three leg poles; a beam crossing pole is disposed between two adjacent leg poles; one end of the top support poles is connected to a top disk disposed at a radiation center, the other ends of one group of top support poles are connected to the leg poles one to one, and the other ends of another group of top support poles are connected to the beam crossing poles; an end of the top support pole that is connected to the beam crossing pole and close to the beam crossing pole is bent; a central skeleton is further provided at the top support portion, one end of a central skeleton pole is connected to a bottom disk, the other end of the central skeleton pole is connected to the top support pole, and the bottom disk is disposed below the top disk and movably connected with the top disk through a central pole. the forces received by the top support pole and the central skeleton will be changed during a tent folding and unfolding process, which helps to realize the purpose of conveniently maintaining the unfolded state of the tent and folding the tent by releasing the unfolded state. At the same time, the bend disposal of one end of some of the top support poles makes the tent structure more streamlined, thus more convenient to drain rainwater and reduce wear.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of three-dimensional structure of an instant foldable tent according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a bend structure of a top support pole of an instant foldable tent according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a bottom disk of an instant foldable tent according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of a connection manner of a central skeleton and a bottom disk of an instant foldable tent according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of mating of a central pole and a bottom disk.

FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of an instant foldable tent with an eave pole according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a bottom disk with a hook in an instant foldable tent according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a structural schematic diagram of a connection seat of a bottom disk and a hook.

The numerals of the drawings are described as follows: 1—top support pole, 2—leg pole, 3—central skeleton pole, 4—top disk, 5—central pole, 6—bottom disk, 61—locating groove, 7—beam crossing pole, 8—eave pole, 9—connection seat, and 91—hook.

EMBODIMENTS

The present disclosure will be further described below in combination with specific embodiments.

In the descriptions of the present disclosure, it is understood that orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms such as “central”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “radial”, and “circumferential” is used only for ease of descriptions and simplification of descriptions and does not indicate or imply that the indicated devices or elements must have a particular orientation, or be constructed or operated in a particular orientation. Therefore, such terms shall not be understood as limiting of the present disclosure.

Further, the terms “first” and “second” are used for descriptions only and shall not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated features. As a result, the features defined by “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one feature. In the descriptions of the present disclosure, “several” has at least two meanings, for example, two or three or the like, unless otherwise clearly stated.

In the present disclosure, unless otherwise clearly stated or defined, the terms “mount”, “connect”, “couple”, and “fix” and the like shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, may be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or formed into one piece; or may be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; or direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or may be internal communication between two elements or mutual interaction of two elements, unless otherwise stated. Those skilled in the art may understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure according to actual situations.

In the present disclosure, unless otherwise clearly stated or defined, the first feature being “on” or “below” the second feature refers to that the first feature and the second feature are in direct contact, or the first feature and the second feature are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, the first feature being “above” or “on” the second feature refers to that the first feature is exactly above or obliquely above the second feature, or only refers to that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being “under” or “below” the second feature refers to that the first feature is exactly under or obliquely below the second feature, or only refers to that the first feature has a smaller horizontal height than the second feature.

The present disclosure provides an instant foldable tent as shown in FIGS. 1-4. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of an instant foldable tent according to the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of some top support poles 1 with ends being bent. FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a bottom disk 6 connecting with a central skeleton of a top support portion in an instant foldable tent according to the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of staggered connection of central skeleton poles 3 at a bottom disk 6. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of mating of a central pole 5 and a bottom disk 6 by insertion. FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of an instant foldable tent with an eave pole 8 according to the present disclosure. FIGS. 7 and 8 are structural schematic diagram of a connection seat disposed at a lower end of a bottom disk to dispose a hook.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the instant foldable tent according to the present disclosure may include a top support portion, and a ground support portion. The top support portion has at least two groups of radially-disposed top support poles 1, the ground support portion has at least three leg poles 2, and a beam crossing pole 7 is disposed between two adjacent leg poles 2. The top support pole 1 is foldable and the leg pole 2 is retractable so that a lower entire height can be maintained when a tent with large production specification size is folded. One end of the top support poles 1 is connected to a top disk 4 disposed at a radiation center, the other ends of one group of top support poles 1 are connected to the leg poles 2 one to one, and the other ends of another group of top support poles 1 are connected to the beam crossing poles 7; an end of the top support pole 1 that is connected to the beam crossing pole 7 and close to the beam crossing pole 7 is bent; a central skeleton is further disposed at the top support portion, central skeleton poles 3 are in one-to-one correspondence with the top support poles 1, one end of the central skeleton pole 3 is connected to a bottom disk 6, the other end of the central skeleton pole 3 is connected to the top support pole 1, and the bottom disk 6 is disposed below the top disk 4 and movably connected with the top disk 4 through a central pole 5.

With the above structure, the forces received by the top support pole 1 and the central skeleton will be changed during a tent folding and unfolding process, which helps to realize the purpose of conveniently maintaining the unfolded state of the tent and folding the tent by releasing the unfolded state. At the same time, the bend disposal of one end of some of the top support poles 1 makes the tent structure more streamlined. In this way, it is more convenient to drain rainwater and avoid snow buildup. At the same time, natural lines may help reduce friction between a tent canopy and the sharp corners of the support poles, thereby reducing wear.

As a further improved embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the adjacent central skeleton poles 3 are connect to the bottom disk 6 in a up-down staggered manner, which helps to reduce a diameter of the bottom disk 6, further realize more compact folding of the tent and save storage space compared to the disposal of the central skeleton poles 3 on the same horizontal plane. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the central skeleton poles 3 are radially disposed so that the central skeleton poles 3 are connected to the bottom disk 6 in a tilt-upward manner when the tent is unfolded. The tilt-upward herein refers to that the end of the central skeleton pole 3 connected to the bottom disk 6 is higher than the other end of the central skeleton pole 3 connected to the top support pole 1. When the tent is unfolded, the bottom disk 6 can automatically move upward after passing through a critical horizontal plane. At this time, the central skeleton poles 3 are in a tilted state so that the force received by the entire tent can be kept stable in combination with the limitation of the central pole 5.

As a further improved embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, one end of the central pole 5 is fixed at the top disk 4 and the other end of the central pole 5 is inserted into a locating groove 61 of the bottom disk 6. The center axes of the top disk 4, the central pole 5 and the bottom disk 6 are on the same axis. With the mutual mating of the central pole 5 and the bottom disk 6, the tent can be easily maintained at an unfolded state.

Preferably, the opening of the locating groove 61 is preferably flare-shaped. The flare-shaped opening helps guide the central pole 5 to enter, which improves the mating speed and accuracy of the central pole 5 and the locating groove 61 at the time of unfolding of the tent.

As a further improved embodiment, a mutually-clasping locking structure is disposed between an end of the central pole 5 and the interior of the locating groove 61, for example, a clasping opening is disposed at the lower end of the central pole 5 to clasp with an elastic locking mechanism disposed in the locating groove 61. In this case, after the central pole 5 is inserted into the locating groove 61, the central pole 5 and the locating groove 61 can be further fixedly locked by the locking structure.

As a further improved embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a hook 91 is disposed at a lower end of the bottom disk 6. The hook 91 may be connected to the bottom disk 6 through a connection seat 9. The hook 91 may be used to hook a lamp or a decorative pendant.

As a further improved embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, an eave pole 8 is disposed at the end of the top support pole 1 connecting with the leg pole 2. The disposal of the eave pole 8 increases the sheltering area of the tent, thereby expanding the application scope of the tent.

As a further improved embodiment, eight top support poles 1 are preferably disposed, and the eight central skeleton poles 3 are also disposed correspondingly. Compared with a conventional tent having four top support poles and four central skeleton poles, additional four top support poles 1 and four central skeleton poles 3 are disposed. The additional four top support poles 1 may be connected with the beam crossing poles 7. After the tent is unfolded, the top of the tent can be pulled in all directions. In this case, the problem that the rigidity requirements of the twist of the upper and lower sections of the diagonal top support poles 1 caused by the lateral twist of the top of the tent cannot be satisfied in an actual use can be solved, thereby ensuring the upright top and good stability and increasing the bouncing-up force of the bottom disk 6.

The top of the tent of the present disclosure is an umbrella-shaped top. In actual use, the tent top can be opened by simply pushing up the bottom disk 6 from middle, and therefore it can be easily opened by one person. It works in the following principle: when the tent is unfolded, the bottom disk 6 is pushed up, and the push force is transferred to the top support poles 1 and especially the top support poles 1 connected with the beam crossing poles 7, so as to urge the bottom disk 6 already passing through the horizontal line to automatically bounce up under the shrinking force generated by the weight of the top support portion and the tension of the tent canopy, and at the same time, the central pole 5 is inserted into the locating groove 61 of the bottom disk 6 and abutted against the bottom of the locating groove 61 to achieve firm self-locking; when the tent is folded, the bottom disk 6 is pulled down by external force to separate from the central pole 5 and then pass through the horizontal line so as to eliminate the unfolding tension of the tent and thus the tent skeleton can be folded up. The present disclosure solves the problem that for a conventional tent, it is required to lock up the skeleton at the end of the leg poles by pushing up with a given force (sometimes, in a difficult case, the locking requires synchronous cooperation of at least two persons) and the disadvantage that locking of an ordinary central lock tent can be achieved by a thrust force by use of complex lock and locking device. For the instant foldable tent of the present disclosure, the bottom disk 6 can automatically bounce into the central pole 5 after being pushed up through the extreme position so as to automatically complete the fixing of the unfolded state, and the bottom disk 6 can be pulled down simply to complete folding operation of the tent. Therefore, the instant foldable tent features simple structure and ease of use.

When the tent is unfolded and folded, the specific process of force change is as follows:

When the tent in a folded state is to be unfolded, since the bottom disk 6 will receive a downward force under the action of the weight of the top support portion, an operator may exert an upward force by hand onto the bottom disk 6 to urge the bottom disk 6 to move upward, where the bottom disk 6 is moved under the external force in this process; when the central skeleton poles 3 are unfolded, the bottom disk 6 will pass through the critical horizontal plane, and then the weight of the top support portion is transferred to the bottom disk 6 through the top support poles 1 to form an upward force to the bottom disk 6, and at this time, if the upward push force is cancelled, the bottom disk 6 will still move upward for a distance and the central pole 5 will be inserted into the bottom disk 6, thereby completing the fixing of the unfolded state of the tent.

When the tent in an unfolded state is to be folded, the bottom disk 6 is pulled down to enable the bottom disk 6 to pass through the critical horizontal plane, and then the weight of the top support portion will be transferred to the bottom disk 6 through the top support poles 1 to form a downward force to the bottom disk 6, and at this time, the tent can be easily folded by a greatly-reduced external force.

Materials, reagents and test devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure are commercially-available products of the outdoor equipment industry, unless otherwise stated.

The forgoing descriptions are merely made to preferred embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be pointed out that those modifications and improvements made to the present disclosure by those skilled in the art without departing from the core technology of the present disclosure shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Any changes made within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims of the present disclosure shall all fall within the scope of protection of the claims. 

We claim:
 1. An instant foldable tent, wherein it comprises a top support portion and a ground support portion; the top support portion has at least two groups of radially-disposed top support poles, and the ground support portion has at least three leg poles; a beam crossing pole is disposed between two adjacent leg poles; one end of the top support poles is connected to a top disk disposed at a radiation center, the other ends of one group of top support poles are connected to the leg poles one to one, and the other ends of another group of top support poles are connected to the beam crossing poles; an end of the top support pole that is connected to the beam crossing pole and close to the beam crossing pole is bent; a central skeleton is further provided at the top support portion, one end of a central skeleton pole is connected to a bottom disk, the other end of the central skeleton pole is connected to the top support pole, and the bottom disk is disposed below the top disk and movably connected with the top disk through a central pole; the central skeleton is radially-disposed, and when the tent is opened, the end of the central skeleton connecting the bottom disk is higher than the other end connecting to the top support pole.
 2. The instant foldable tent of claim 1, wherein the adjacent central skeleton poles are staggered up and down when connected to the bottom disk.
 3. The instant foldable tent of claim 1, wherein one end of the central pole is fixed on the top disk and the other end is inserted into a locating groove of the bottom disk.
 4. The instant foldable tent of claim 3, wherein the opening of the locating groove is flare-shaped.
 5. The instant foldable tent of claim 3, wherein after the central pole is inserted into the locating groove, the lower end of the central pole is provided with a locking mechanism matched with the structure inside the locating groove.
 6. The instant foldable tent of claim 1, wherein a hook is provided at the lower end of the bottom disk.
 7. The instant foldable tent of claim 1, wherein the number of support poles is eight, and the number of the corresponding central skeleton poles is eight.
 8. The instant foldable tent of claim 1, wherein an eave pole is disposed at the end of the top support pole connected with the leg pole. 